When diplomacy fails — the disastrous cost of the US-Israeli war on Iran
Daily Maverick | 09.04.2026 03:25
The US–Israel strikes on Iran are best understood as an assertion of power that proceeded despite — and in ways that are destroying — the very mechanisms meant to uphold international peace and security. Diplomacy was active, mediation was functioning, and the legal prohibition on the use of force was clear, yet none operated as meaningful constraints.
